NFL 2014 Week 14 Power Rankings

No takeaways this week, as I was away for the weekend and watched only one game -- Seattle's win over Philly.

Top Ten [Last week's position]
1.  NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-3) [1] : Without a doubt the strongest and most dominant team in the league
2. Green Bay Packers (10-3) [2] : The best offense in the league.  Aaron Rodgers is starting to have fans say, "Brett Who?"
3.  Denver Broncos (10-3) [4] : Looks like they'll be the second seed in the AFC
4.  Indianapolis Colts (9-4) [5] : Second best offense, but defense could use a little work
5.  Baltimore Ravens (8-5) [7] : Speaking of defense, we have one of the best here
6.  Seattle Seahawks (9-4) [6] : This defense has toughened, making Seattle a viable contender again
7.  Philadelphia Eagles (9-4) [3] : Their offense got crushed by Seattle's revitalized defense
8.  Arizona Cardinals (10-3) [8] : They aborted their losing streak, but they weren't impressive doing it
9.  Dallas Cowboys (9-4) [12] : This could be the year they break the December curse
10. Detroit Lions (9-4) [13]

Divisional rankings [Last week's position]
1.  NFC West [2] : The resurgence of Seattle and Arizona's return to winning ways helped boost this division.  The Rams shutout helped, too.
2.  AFC North [3] : Close on their heels, this division continues to have no team with a losing record, although Cleveland is starting to get there
3.  AFC East [1] : Only New England won this week
4.  NFC North [4] : Once again this week, everyone won except the Bears
5.  AFC West [4] : Oakland won, but losses by San Diego and KC hurt them
6.  NFC East [6] : Philly's fall to Seattle hurt, as did Washington's shutout
7.  AFC South [7] : Houston impressed, but it was against Jacksonville
8.  NFC South [8] : They're going to take a playoff spot away from a deserving team